Submitted by TKD (not verified) on April 9, 2008 - 1:22pm.
While it is legal for a recall to be based on any reason or no reason, it would be a good idea for people to self-limit their use of it to actual cases of malfeasance and criminality. Turning it into just another tool of partisan warfare would potentially subject all officeholders to repeated balloting (at 6 month intervals) on whether they can complete their terms. We already have terms and term limits. Elected officials already spend way too much time raising money for reelection. Multiplying elections on top of that would be madness (in the absence of a true emergency).
recalls
While it is legal for a recall to be based on any reason or no reason, it would be a good idea for people to self-limit their use of it to actual cases of malfeasance and criminality. Turning it into just another tool of partisan warfare would potentially subject all officeholders to repeated balloting (at 6 month intervals) on whether they can complete their terms. We already have terms and term limits. Elected officials already spend way too much time raising money for reelection. Multiplying elections on top of that would be madness (in the absence of a true emergency).